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Thank you. Now we hear you were involved with the exhibition Paperworks as well.
Paperworks was exhibited at Bury Art Gallery in 2006 and has to be the most interesting exhibition that I have been involved in. It was great to show my sculpture alongside so many other good quality works made from paper in its various forms. Another exciting exhibition I have been in was in Holy Trinity Church in Leeds earlier this year with Artfusion North. The fact that the building, Holy Trinity Church, is so architecturally impressive, led to the Artfusion North artists making work especially for the site, as well as relating to the theme, Presence. This led to a group show which was very strong and focussed, which I believe is why the exhibition was so well received by the public. I made a sculpture called Deconstructed Bible from a 19th century family bible, which, as you can imagine provoked a lot of discussion which was great. So now, I am working on several projects and I'm aiming to have a solo show at the end of 2008.
So what’s happening with your latest exhibition?
I am showing work at View from the Top Gallery in Nottingham. The exhibition is being hung at the moment so I can't comment much, but I am showing a selection of drawings and photographs, you should take a look.
Tell us more and we might
Well, the selection of drawings and photographs is really about object, form and space and my relationship to that. My drawings are sculptural and made up of layered line drawings which are done from observation, although the viewer would probably not recognise anything in them. I'm mostly interested in outline, layer and repetition. My work is usually purely formal and process led and not issue based. However, I realise that if I work with pages of text when making sculptures, that the text can have important implications for the viewer. So, I'm currently thinking a lot about this and trying to decide whether I need to change my approach to books as material. There aren’t any book sculptures in this show. I'm showing a series of three photographs called Exeter Bark which I find really interesting, I think they look quite material or paper-like.
What drew you to exhibit in Nottingham?
One of the artists from Artfusion North proposed this space for a show. I was very pleased that we would be coming to Nottingham as I know there are lots of arts events going on here. The Tripod funded project in particular has really helped promote the arts and get work out into the public domain. Any advice to other artists on how to go about getting work exhibited? I'd say join a-n magazine and look at the listings regularly as there are so many calls for submissions that your work should be suitable to submit to some. Join local arts mailing lists and forums online and go to every exhibition opening you can so you know what is going on in your area and get to know other artists. Just take every opportunity you can and go for it. What are you working on currently? I'm currently working on a series of small drawings called In the Garden and researching origami. I'm having my website redesigned at the moment so you should be able to see my current work on there in the next couple of weeks. How do you relax? I organise a monthly event called Start in Leeds at a bar called Trash. The day is once a month (the second Sunday of every month). The day consists of bands, performers, poets and dancers all showing their work in an informal environment and is a great creative space to chill out in. If anyone in Nottingham is interested in getting involved, please get in contact Vital Statistics
View From The Top Gallery
Waterstone's, 1-5 Bridlesmith Gate
Nottingham
NG1 2GR
Tel: 07951 997528
The exhibition runs from 27 November – 3 December 2007
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